Chapter 96, 19 verses
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق
Read in the name of your Lord Who created.
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ
Created man from a clinging substance.
خلق الإنسان من علق
He created man from a clot.
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
اقرأ وربك الأكرم
Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ
Who taught by the pen -
الذي علم بالقلم
Who taught (to write) with the pen
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ
Taught man that which he knew not.
علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم
Taught man what he knew not.
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
No! [But] indeed, man transgresses
كلا إن الإنسان ليطغى
Nay! man is most surely inordinate,
كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطْغَىٰٓ
Because he sees himself self - sufficient.
أن رآه استغنى
Because he sees himself free from want.
أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰٓ
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
إن إلى ربك الرجعى
Surely to your Lord is the return.
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجْعَىٰٓ
Have you seen the one who forbids
أرأيت الذي ينهى
Have you seen him who forbids
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يَنْهَىٰ
A servant when he prays?
عبدا إذا صلى
A servant when he prays?
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
Have you seen if he is upon guidance
أرأيت إن كان على الهدى
Have you considered if he were on the right way,
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Or enjoins righteousness?
أو أمر بالتقوى
Or enjoined guarding (against evil)?
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقْوَىٰٓ
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
أرأيت إن كذب وتولى
Have you considered if he gives the lie to the truth and turns (his) back?
أَرَءَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Does he not know that Allah sees?
ألم يعلم بأن الله يرى
Does he not know that Allah does see?
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
كلا لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية
Nay! if he desist not, We would certainly smite his forehead,
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
A lying, sinning forelock.
ناصية كاذبة خاطئة
A lying, sinful forehead.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Then let him call his associates;
فليدع ناديه
Then let him summon his council,
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
We will call the angels of Hell.
سندع الزبانية
We too would summon the braves of the army.
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].
كلا لا تطعه واسجد واقترب ۩
Nay! obey him not, and make obeisance and draw nigh (to Allah).
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب